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And I Quote...

"A good ad should be like a good sermon: it must not only comfort the afflicted-- it also must afflict the comfortable." --Bernice Fitz-Gibbon

"It's okay Budj. Everyone gets a bad day at the office once in awhile. Or you can always do what the article below suggest. :)" --Mark

"At 28, John Doyle was an overworked New York investment banker on the fast track. By most measures, he was a success. But he was also miserable. So during a semiannual review 2 1/2 years into the job, he simply quit. `Almost immediately I lost 35 pounds,` says Doyle. For four months, he did little more than relax, rollerblade through Central Park, and read books. `Honestly, it was one of the happiest times in my life,` he says." from Ways to fix your life: Quit your job by Caroline Hsu

"Perseus Gorgonslayer: The erstwhile hero was once a feared beheader of monsters before he was mystically corrupted. Now an enormous entity that subsists on knowledge, memories, and secrets, the Headmaster sends his space-faring servant--the Headless Steedman--to gather the most intriguing minds (and faces) the galaxies have to offer." -- Oliver

"I said that yesterday I'd finished the third draft of the DEATH: The High Cost of Living script, and would today be printing it out and scribbling on it before doing any final changes and sending it off to New Line." -- Neil Gaiman

"Penciled and lettered copies of the first issue of a two-part Mr. Freeze story I wrote for BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT arrived here last week!" --J.Torres

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